Irrigating and sprinkling system



Nov. 19, 1935.

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IRRIGATING AND SPRINKLING SYSTEM Filed June 6, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 IINVENTOR. ahbr exs Oil Kilian n m HUN HHHQHH Mu M12 .ATTORNEYJ PatentedNov. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE IRRIGATING AND SPRINKLINGSYSTEM Charles 0. Wilson, Muskegon, Mich.

Application June 6, 1932, Serial No. 615,515 5 Claims. (01. 299-18) Thepresent invention relates to irrigating and sprinkling systems forlawns, gardens and the like; and its principal objects are to provide insuch systems oscillating communicating waterdischarging pipes disposedat an angle to each other; and further, to provide means for oscillatingsuch pipes together; and further, to provide connections between suchpipes for thus oscillating the same; and further, to provide improvedmeans for mounting such pipes oscillatingly.

These and any other and more specific objects hereinafter appearing areattained by, and the invention finds preferable embodiment in, theillustrative structures and devices particularly described in the bodyof this specification and shown by the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an irrigating and sprinklingsystem;

Figure 2 is top plan View of angularly disposed connected water pipes ofsuch a. system, shown partially in axial section taken on line 22 ofFigure 3;

Figure 3 is a transaxial sectional View thereof taken on line 3-3 ofFigure 2;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of such water pipes, shown partially inaxial section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 5 and exhibiting a modifiedconstruction;

Figure 5 is a view thereof partially sectioned transaxially on line 5-5of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is an axially sectional view of such water pipes, exhibitinganother modified construction; I

Figure '7 is a top plan view of such water pipes shown partially inaxial section and illustrating another modified construction andconnecting and mounting means therefor;

Figure 8 is a transaxial sectional view thereof taken on line 8-8 ofFigure '7;

Figure 9 is a top plan view of such water pipes illustrating a modifiedform of connection therefor;

Figure 10 is an elevational view of such water pipes illustrating aportion of one of them whereby the angular ground space between the sameis irrigated;

Figure 11 is a sectional View thereof taken on line Ill| of Figure 10.

The irrigating and sprinkling system illustrated by these drawingscomprises a water-supply pipe I (Figure 1), I (Figure 2), I (Figure 4),I (Figure 6) and angularly disposed horizontal discharge pipes 2, 2(Figure 1), 2 2 (Figure 2),

2 2 (Figure 4), 2 2 (Figure 6) having nozzle openings 3 through theirsides and being oscillatory about their longitudinal axes.

In Figure 4, the supply pipe I and one of the discharge pipes 2 areintegral. The oscillatory 5 pipes are turnably mounted in desiredpositions (as along the angularly disposed sides of a building 5, asindicated in Figure 1) and by suitable means as the brackets 5 on thesides of the building or the brackets 6 B 6 at its corner, these 10brackets having rock bearings in which said pipes oscillate.

The pipes may be oscillated to throw the water from their nozzles by anysuitable means, as by the cylinder 1 operating the rack 8 meshing 15with the segment 9 on the pipe as indicated in Figure 1 and as describedin my pending application Serial Number 6l3,015, filed May 23, 1932.

In the system shown in the present application the discharge pipes orextensions thereof or 20 branches therefrom are so connected anddisposed angularly relatively to each other or to the supply pipe andare oscillated together and by the same means in order, for instance,that ground areas adjacent angularly disposed sides of a building or thelike (as shown in Figure 1) may be simultaneously irrigated.

Thus, the discharge pipe 2 and its extension 2 shown in Figures 1, '7and 8 are connected at right angles to each other by the union H] andhave meshing bevel gears ll, I2 respectively, so as to be oscillatedtogether by means applied to either. As shown in Figure '7 these pipesturn in bearing member I3, l4 threaded in the opposite end openings ofthis union and are provided with packing glands l5 held in place by thenuts Hi. This union has the bracket 6 provided with flanges I! formounting it and the pipes on the corner of the building 5.

In the modified construction shown in Figure 9, 0 the pipe 2 and itsextension 2 turning in the angularly disposed arms l8 of the cornerbracket 6 are connected by a flexible union or tube I0 In the modifiedconstruction shown in Figures 2, 4 and 6 there are branching dischargepipes fed from the same supply pipe. These three pipes in Figure 2 turnin the union 10 the supply pipe I and one of the discharge pipes 2 beingin alignment and the other discharge pipe 2 being at right anglesthereto. This discharge pipe 2 and the supply pipe I have meshing bevelgears I2 I I and the other discharge pipe 2 and the supply pipe I areconnected to turn together by a bar l9 clamped as by bolts 20 on thesealigned pipes.

As shown in Figure 6 the supply pipe I and one discharge pipe 2 are inalignment, the other discharge pipe 2" being at right angles thereto,said pipes turning in the union I The discharge pipe 2 has a bevel gearl2 meshing with the bevel gears II and I2 of the supply pipe I anddischarge pipe 2 respectively.

As shown in Figure 4, the supply pipe I is integral with the dischargepipe 2 (or the discharge end of said supply pipe) and the discharge pipe2 is at right angles thereto, these pipes turning in the union I0 Thepipe I has a bevel gear H meshing with the bevel gear I2 on pipe 2 Inthis construction the continuous pipe I 2 has openings 2| through itsside, inside the union, for the passage of water into the discharge pipe2 In many of these views, which pipe is the supply pipe and which pipeor pipes discharge is a matter of indifference. v In Figures 1, and 11one of the discharge pipes 2 has a curved extension 22 at its end sothat the triangular ground area between the lines 23, may be irrigated,as indicated in Figure 1. In these views the pipes are shown in rightangled relation; but the same may be disposed at other angles bychanging the angle of the bevel gears and correspondingly changing thatof the bearings for the pipes in the unions.

In Figure l the several nozzle openings 3 are shown provided with valves43 turnable around the pipes.

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not tobe limited to or by details of construction of any particular embodimentthereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbefore shown or described.

I claim:

1. In an irrigating and sprinkling system: a rigid pipe union havingbearings and a bearing in axially angular relation therewith; waterpipes communicating through the union, oscillatory in the respectivebearings thereof and having nozzle openings through their sides, thepair of pipes turning in two of said bearings having mutually engagingmembers for oscillating one of them by the oscillating movement of theother one of said pair and the pipe turning in the third bearings beingconnected with one of said pair for oscillating coaction therewith. 2.In an irrigating and sprinkling system: a

rigid pipe union having axially aligned bearings and. a bearing inaxially angular relation therewith; water pipes communicating throughthe union and oscillatory in the respective bearings thereof and havingnozzle openings through their sides, the pair of pipes turning in thealigned bearings being connected to oscillate as one pipe, and one ofsaid pair and the pipe turning in the third bearing having mutuallyengaging members for coacting oscillatory movement.

3. In an irrigating and sprinkling system: a rigid pipe union havingaxially aligned bearings and a bearing in axially angular relationtherewith; water pipes communicating through the union and oscillatoryin the respective bearings thereof and having nozzle openings throughtheir sides, the pair of pipes turning in the aligned bearings beingrigidly connected outside the union to oscillate as one pipe, and one ofsaid pair and the pipe turning in the third bearing having mutuallyengaging members for coacting oscillatory movement.

4. In an irrigating and sprinkling system: communicating oscillatorywater pipes having nozzle openings through their sides, one of the pipeshaving a body portion disposed in axially angular relation to the otherpipe and an end portion extending toward the adjacent end of said otherpipe in a direction progressively inclined toward the axis of said otherpipe, said end portion having nozzle openings through its side forirrigating the triangular ground area between lines extending at rightangles to said other pipe and to said body portion of the firstmentionedpipe respectively; means for oscillating the pipes together.

5. In an irrigating and sprinkling system: communicating oscillatorywater pipes having nozzle openings through their sides, one of the pipeshaving a body portion disposed in axially angular relation to the otherpipe and an end portion extending toward the adjacent end of said otherpipe in a direction curved toward parallelism with the axis of saidother pipe, said end portion having nozzle openings through its side forirrigating the triangular ground area between lines extending at rightangles to said other pipe and to said body portion of the firstmentionedpipe respectively; means for oscillating the pipes together.

, CHARLES 0. WILSON.

